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Oct. 1964

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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“REPORT OF THE OFFICERS’ REPORT COMMITTEE”

Local Union officers because
of varying conditions.

Some Interior delegates
questioned the agreeing to a
three-year contract as being
against Regional Policy and
direction. Again it was noted
that the membership accept-
ed them.

In discussion, criticism was
expressed that certain Re-
gional Executive Board mem-
bers did not participate in the
formation of demands at the
Interior Wage and Contract
Conference in Kelowna.

POLITICAL ACTION

The committee had extend-
ed discussion on the section
dealing with political action
and were in full agreement
with our policy of supporting
the. NDP party as the one
political party from which
Labour can hope to gain sup-
port for its political program.

It was recognized that since
the NDP cannot expect finan-
cial support from big business
it makes it mandatory that
the trade union members

must support them and con-
tinue to affiliate both individ-
ually and by Local Unions.

The committeemembers
expressed concern over the
lack of support between elec-
tions, also the indifference of
Union members affiliated to
other CLC Unions to the
problems of the NDP. It is
felt that both Education and
Action Committees should be
formed by Local Unions.
Some reports of lack of co-

ordination and recognition by

the Party itself were given
but generally accepted that
we have a responsibility to
develop support amongst the
membership.

Some members reported
that there was a great dispar-
ity in the reception of the
party in Interior areas, most-
ly governed by the brightness
of the Socred picture in the
particular locality. In other
areas where this influence is
strong the matter of Local
Union affiliation is creating

quite a severe problem under
the existing legislation.

LADIES’ AUXILIARY

We note that there are sev-
eral Local Unions with active
Ladies’ Auxiliaries. We would
recommend them for their as-
sistance and services to the
membership and point out
the advisability of all Local
Unions in organizing these
very helpful assets in serving:
our members.

A. Archibald, Chairman
C. H. Webb, Secretary

INDIAN CHIEFS OF THE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

No. 1 of a unique series
of pioneer photographs by
PERCY BENTLEY, F.R.P.S., of
Dominion Photo Co., Van-—
couver, taken around the
early 1920’s at one of the
rare tribal summit meetings
of that era. Only two sets

of these COPYRIGHT photo-
graphs are in existence, and

we are grateful

to. Mr.

Bentley for permitting us to
reproduce them.

SKINNY LINK

MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS “LIGHT CRUISER,” WINNER OF 11 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS